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  1. JD-TWINS
    I think Megill & then Balazovic are Pen replacements in early/mid-summer…….keep bringing the heat in the late innings!!
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    Success from the Pen often has little to do with the Manager strategy and comes down to pitchers executing pitches. Sure, there’s a scouting report and opposing batters have tendencies to try and take advantage of but you gotta execute with command on the mound!! See P. López getting out of jambs yesterday v. Pagan creating jambs last year.
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    Able to read, hence fan of sports for over 50 years, and certainly curious about injuries. Not really at all concerned with the communication about injuries from the front office. To each his own but am tired about “the lack of transparency” comments from the FO. If a guy’s hurt and he’s going to need some time to heal, within a range, to get better - enough said……it’s not an exact science. Maybe we are as fans surprised by some extended time to heal but how does that have any affect on anything? Carl Anthony Towns was out from November to late March……..he had a January set-back. He was “close” to being ready many times……no real good reports from Wolves other than, he isn’t ready! I gotta think Fantasy owners want to know who & how long to sit guys & gamblers are wondering about their picks to get to the playoffs - win totals - etc. IMO, try to be accurate as a FO with injury news while protecting any sensitive/competitive issues. Update guy’s injuries every couple weeks - maybe the 1st & 15th of month so management & fans are clear about the information timing. Sound reasonable?
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    The interesting thing I learned today was that the new Trainer stated that Lewis could be playing in games by mid-April. Wow! Great recovery and great news. He won’t play in games for a couple months but it sounds like he’s a lock for being available by mid-June. That’s really encouraging for added potential depth - early enough in the year so that it may make a difference. Q: (too early to worry about it) Who would Lewis displace on the 26 man if Polanco & Kiriloff are back?
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    Regarding the win total probably being lower this year due to the Twins not being able to play as many games v. AL Central lower level teams………doesn’t it wash with us getting to play the lower level teams from the 3 National League Divisions? …….from a mutual familiarity standpoint, I think we have a better shot beating the Reds over 6 games than we would v. Tigers for 6 additional games.
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    Big Karnack fan!! Usually had it right!
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    I think the thing to keep in mind is that even when there is no intent to have an early hook, pitchers will get pulled for lack of performance. Stated above, Mahle came out 5 of his 19 starts in ‘22 before the 5th. Lopez came out of the game 7 times before the 5th. Both about 25% of starts. If a guy goes 6 1/3 for 3 straight starts & then 4 innings in his 4th start, his average innings are 5.75. League average last year was around 5.4 innings per start…………not easy to get average innings anywhere near back to where they used to be.
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    Just hope nobody gets hurt playing in Minnesota next weekend……forecast in low 40’s. Tough to come from Miami into that!! Hope we are decisive enough to keep Larnach on roster & DFA Solano when Kiriloff & Polanco come back to Twin Cities. Doubt they will in the short-term since Larnach has ability to get sent down. Roster is somewhat overflowing with good players/pitchers. That’s how it appears to me. Don’t understand the lack of confidence in our offense from others here? FO has put together a team with ability & depth.
  9. JD-TWINS
    He struck out Aaron Judge & popped up Josh Donaldson on Friday in his 4th inning of work. His 60th pitch was 92Mph Maeda will be OK!
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    Martin’s UCL, elbow injury is still up in the air relative to recovery time. He’s behind now for this year and needs time to grow offensively in the minors - hope he excels there!! Breakout guys, Alcala - Larnach ……comeback players, Kepler - Gallo
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    My point is, question is, when the starting 1B & 2B come back in 2-4 weeks, who is coming off the roster? It’s 2 of 3 guys, Solano - Castro - Larnach. Castro is essentially a “for sure” demotion.
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    What do we do with Larnach - Castro - Solano when Kiriloff & Polanco come back in a month? With today’s information, Castro & Solano get moved. Thoughts?
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    #3 Miranda seems to be having an extension of last season - nothing new. He needs to settle in at 3B since Kiriloff will suck up 75% of the starts at 1B. Good hitter with pop! #2 Ober too seems to be an extension of last year. His health seems to be his only barrier & the capability of the other starters to stay healthy in front of him. #1 Larnach could big a really nice offensive addition that wasn’t going to be on roster 2 weeks ago. If he keeps hitting and gets to DH regularly v. RH pitching he just may stick. If he can hit 25 HR & play some LF & RF …..maybe .270 BA with a bunch of doubles…..hooray!
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    I think Polanco will go unless he has a really good bounce back….otherwise Lee or Lewis steps in for ‘24. Miranda/Lewis at 3B is a strong possibility in ‘24 as well. With a couple rookies playing regularly it seems having Farmer around one more year would be a sound idea.
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    If not best Utility - they are most valuable. Gordon is going to start 125 games & Farmer around 110 games……essentially “multi position” starters.
  16. JD-TWINS
    Vasquez starting year at Honorable Mention seems right!
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    Not to over reach, I’d say 2nd…….if Kiriloff is healthy he may be #1? KC’s infield has 2 guys plus an honorable mention…..not too terrible. They had Taylor & Benintendi last year in OF - not perfect but OK. Odd they didn’t keep that group together…..I certainly don’t follow them, just information that’s obvious here. Buxton/Larnach combination has a great shot at best DH…..,these two also have a shot for best combined outfielder.
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    I agreed on Maeda until last Friday…..saw him pitch innings 3, 4, & 5 of his 5 inning relief outing and he looked good! Gave up a 2run homer in first inning - walked 3 guys in 5 innings BUT He struck out Judge in inning 4 and his 60th pitch was 92 Mph. His sinker/change-up down & in to right handed hitters looked nasty. 2 runs over 5 innings & he finished strong! I was Ober, Ober, Ober until then. I still think that he should be on 26 man. His innings are wasted in St Paul……..seems they could throw him in relief a couple times per week for 2 plus innings and let him keep throwing in the Pen if he needs to so he’s “stretched out”? Too talented to be in St. Paul when healthy.
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    Archer’s hip was bothering him …..,don’t think FO said they were going to ramp him up slowly and then didn’t - doesn’t serve any positive purpose for them to not pitch him more innings other than they were trying to win games and he sucked after about 75 pitches……,,never really got stronger.
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    I’m in Cincinnati but wish I could come by……have a great time……..the good news is they do sell Hamm’s here. Not sure why?
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    I live in Cincinnati and was comfortable not spending $ on CC and sticking with Farmer for 1-2 years until Lee-Lewis or somebody was ready. After signing CC and shifting a starting league SS into a depth/platoon role, that got me enthused. He will start v. every LH starter we face at 2B or 3B. He’ll give Miranda 20-25 games off. He’ll give CC 20-25 games off. He’s the obvious defensive choice at 2B - SS - 3B if anyone gets hurt. For around $5M/yr he’s a great luxury as a depth guy!
  22. JD-TWINS
    The League norm is just under 5.5 innings. There’s a reasonable chance we can get 6 innings per outing 3 of 4 outings from each of our guys, except maybe Maeda? An outing of 4 innings due to troubles every 4th start is probably reasonable. That’s 22 innings over 4 starts which = 5.5 innings per start. Probably a reasonable Staff goal.
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    League average per start is around 5.4 innings - not going to look it up but that’s close. Our TEAM average last year was around 5.1 innings (close). So about 1 out short of the league average per game. Correct me if I’m considerably off. 1 out per game under the league average is 162 total outs/27 outs per game = 6 games worth of innings over the season the Pen has to carry. Actually, much more significant than I would have thought!
  24. JD-TWINS
    Right - guys that are pitching well - look strong - have command, they keep pitching.
  25. JD-TWINS
    I’d really like to see Larnach stick on big club! If Polanco & Kiriloff come back there’s not a roster spot with Gallo & Kepler & Gordon in front of him. Maybe they cut Solano if Larnach is really playing well? Encouraged with Kepler’s spring hitting - not terrible! Hoping for .250 from him with a bunch of doubles.
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